Soleimani’s Assassination: Could Jihadist Groups Benefit?

While the geopolitical implications of General Qassim Soleimani’s killing have been well discussed, an understudied aspect is its impact on the jihadist terrorist milieu. The general assumption is that the act is either tangential to or undermines the fight against the Islamic State (IS), given Iran...

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Published in:Counter Terrorist Trends and Analyses 2020-03, Vol.12 (2), p.6-11
Main Author: Pantucci, Raffaello
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Assassinations
Death
Jihad
Religious conversion
Religious terrorism
Sunni
Terrorism
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Summary:While the geopolitical implications of General Qassim Soleimani’s killing have been well discussed, an understudied aspect is its impact on the jihadist terrorist milieu. The general assumption is that the act is either tangential to or undermines the fight against the Islamic State (IS), given Iran’s role in anti-IS operations on the ground in the Levant. However, it is not clear that either of these assumptions are true, or in what ways Soleimani’s death and its consequences might shape the future behaviour of jihadists.
ISSN:2382-6444